Hands off my pension

ruggedtoast

dave4545454 wrote: »

unbelievable! you have a complete non job. you pay nothing, every penny you have belongs to taxpayers not you. you don't deserve a wage let alone a pension.

benefit scroungers >>>>>>>> you

You really are in the dark ages. We don't say benefit anymore we say ' Financial Entitlement Calculation' and we don't even say claimant now, we say 'customer'.

I am proud of the work me and my team of 37 people plus fixed term admin support has done to change prejudices like yours.

Oldernotwiser

ILW wrote: »

I did look at an application form for the CC about 2 or 3 years ago. It did say that if offered an interview you would need to demonstrate your commitment to diversity and equality. This was for a basic admin role.

What's wrong with that?

Jennifer_Jane

I've had this business of 'demonstrating' something ridiculous like 'impact on others' etc. Of course everyone should be concerned about their 'impact on others' - of course - but how do you demonstrate it? Ie prove it with examples. The other thing we seemed to have, despite it's not being a shop, were 'customers'. Actually, no, they were bosses. They acted like bosses, treated you like bosses, earned loads of money like bosses do and gave you performance appraisals - like bosses. For other people we dealt with, they were colleagues - they were not customers. So private sector has incorporated these confusing Americanisms too. If people are upset about being called 'claimants' - well, presumably it's temporary until their circumstances change ...

Jonbvn

I'm with the Daily Mash on this one:

If the striker continues to insist that you pay for his pension and that he should retire 5-years ealier than you should always reply with "Pardon me?", rather than "!!!!!! are you talking about?"

BTW, I think RT is winding everyone up with his strawman.

ILW

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

What's wrong with that?

Because the ability to do the job in hand should be what an applicant is chosen for.

System

Sir_Humphrey wrote: »

There are a few exceptions for highly specialised roles (e.g. those which require an engineer).

You mean the real jobs?

System

ruggedtoast wrote: »

we don't even say claimant now, we say 'customer'.

I am proud of the work me and my team of 37 people plus fixed term admin support has done to change prejudices like yours.

I think you need to go on a language refresher course.
We call them "service users" now.

If we called them customers they would have to be always right. Obviously they aren't, because only we know what is best for them.

ruggedtoast

Clifford_Pope wrote: »

I think you need to go on a language refresher course.
We call them "service users" now.

If we called them customers they would have to be always right. Obviously they aren't, because only we know what is best for them.

My friend works for a housing association, and the employees started (playfully) insulting eachother by calling one another 'service users' in emails. The chief exec found out and went mad.

PasturesNew

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

What's wrong with that?

Knowing what it means for starters.
Knowing how one would demonstrate it.
And can one demonstrate it if you're not already an insider?

ruggedtoast

PasturesNew wrote: »

Knowing what it means for starters.
Knowing how one would demonstrate it.
And can one demonstrate it if you're not already an insider?

In my experience of the public sector if anyone from the private sector applies they have their arms bitten off, unless their skills really dont fit or its obvious the lack of career progression, stifling organisational inertia, rubbish salaries and pervasive low morale wouldn't suit them.

Its going the other way thats the problem.